Appendix D Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity - Environment ...

Ground: Murdannia graminea (fq 100%), Waltheria indica (fq 100%), Alloteropsis semialata (fq 67%),
Desmodium brownii (fq 67%), Desmodium trichostachyum (fq 67%), Eulalia aurea (fq 67%),
Ophioglossum reticulatum (fq 67%), Phyllanthus exilis (fq 67%), Sehima nervosa (fq 67%), Sorghum
plumosum (fq 67%), Striga curviflora (fq 67%), Thecanthes punicea (fq 67%), Chrysopogon latifolius (fq
33%), Corchorus sidoides (fq 33%), Drosera fulva (fq 33%), Ectrosia scabrida (fq 33%), Euphorbia
vachellii (fq 33%), Fimbristylis cinnamometorum (fq 33%), Hybanthus enneaspermus (fq 33%), Ipomoea
gracilis (fq 33%), Merremia gemella (fq 33%), Panicum decompositum (fq 33%), Polygala eriocephala (fq
33%), Polygala longifolia (fq 33%), Scleria brownii (fq 33%), Setaria surgens (fq 33%), Sida fibulifera (fq
33%), Stackhousia intermedia (fq 33%), Tephrosia leptoclada (fq 33%), Uraria lagopodioides (fq 33%),
Zornia muriculata (fq 33%).
Landform: Flats and simple slopes. Heavier clay soils may differentiate where Melaleuca viridiflora and
Melaleuca citrolens occur within the flatter plains of the survey area.
General Condition: This vegetation type was free of weeds although had some low level disturbance from
Pigs and Donkeys. Fire impacts were high on some sites due to the thick grass layer. Dead Callitris
intratropica trees indicate that at least in some areas, the current fire regime is too frequent or intense to
allow the survival and regeneration of this long lived obligate seeder species.
Species of Conservation Significance: No species of conservation significance were encountered for this
vegetation type.
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Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Report